Golf Ball Cost & Margin Strategy Lead

TaylorMade Golf; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness benefits

Product discounts

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

TaylorMade Golf Company, based in Carlsbad, California, seeks a Golf Ball Cost Manager to drive cost assessment and strategy for our golf ball products. You will collaborate with R&D, Engineering, and Finance to optimize margins on vertically integrated items and those sourced externally.

The role focuses on activity-based costing, demand planning, and financial modeling to shape the supply chain strategy. Occasional travel to supplier sites and internal meetings is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• MBA or other graduate degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a costing, new product introduction, product development, sourcing, or engineering function.

Responsibilities

• Lead activity-based costing initiative to identify cost by product type and facility.
• Lead cross-functional margin initiative by identifying and implementing cost reduction projects across vertically integrated facilities and external suppliers.
• Build financial models to aid senior leadership with capital investment ventures.
• Create and present golf ball supply chain strategy initiatives to senior/executive leadership.
• Lead the solicitation and evaluation of supplier proposals/quotations, negotiating prices and terms to achieve cost optimization.
• Provide leadership, insights, and support on cross-functional new product introduction teams.

Skills

Cost analysis

Negotiation

Excel

Lean manufacturing

Stakeholder management

Demand planning

Financial modeling

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Master of Business Administration or other graduate degree preferred

Tools

Business Objects

DOMO

Oracle

Job description

TaylorMade Golf Company, based in Carlsbad, California, seeks a Golf Ball Cost Manager to drive cost assessment and strategy for our golf ball products. You will collaborate with R&D, Engineering, and Finance to optimize margins on vertically integrated items and those sourced externally.

The role focuses on activity-based costing, demand planning, and financial modeling to shape the supply chain strategy. Occasional travel to supplier sites and internal meetings is possible.